Chinco de Mayo celebration is set

Plans for the Museum of Chincoteague Island's annual fundraiser are well underway.

This year's Chinco de Mayo Celebration and 5x5 Art Show and Sale will be held starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Admission will be $5.

Food by Bill's Restaurant will be available, as well as margaritas, beer, sangria and soft drinks. The art

show and sale, where all works are 5"x5" and priced at $55, will start promptly at 5:55 p.m.

More than 300 people attended last year's event and purchased more than 80 remarkable original works generously donated by professional and amateur regional artists. Almost all were sold within 15 minutes of the show's opening. Last year's show included paintings, photography, ceramics, sculpture and needlework.

To be one of the contributing artists to this year's event, call the museum at 757-336-6117.